The other day there were some nice cloud formations floating around so I thought it would be fun to capture them reflected in the high rise office buildings of Newport Center. Above is that capture. What are your thoughts?
If you are having a hectic day, spend little while at Sherman Gardens to enjoy the beauty and tranquility. The above photograph shows how the gardens appeared on my visit last Monday. By the way, entry is free on Mondays.
After unsuccessfully attempting to photograph sunsets along the Newport Beach peninsula, I decided to visit the tourist area near the Newport Pier. This photograph is the best of the lot. The photograph is comprised of 25 separate images that were layered and masked together to eliminate people moving along the pier and to adjust the [ Read full article …]
I felt there may be many visitors to the OC Coastal Properties web site who have never visited Newport Beach, CA and do not know the varied activities available in the area. This series of photographs is an attempt to give those visitors a glimpse of the homes, scenery and life one would enjoy while [ Read full article …]
Here is a link to an article in the OC Register indicating that the OC Coastal area million dollar plus homes had a 45% sales increase over last June along with price increases. I looks like there may be some traction in the current housing recovery in the beach areas. Home sales up 45% in [ Read full article …]
Each year the City of Newport Beach in conjunction with the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort present an amazing fireworks display. It has been Orange County’s most spectacular seaside fireworks display for 50 years. I thought it would be fun to go see the display and capture it with my camera. After looking at the Newport [ Read full article …]
Each year the Balboa Island Improvement Association and the Balboa Island Business Association host a parade down Marine Avenue on Balboa Island. After living in the Newport Beach area for over forty years and having never viewed the parade, I thought it was time to see what all the fuss was about. As it turned [ Read full article …]
This last weekend the The Exchange Club of Newport Harbor hosted the 2012 Field Of Honor display at the Castaways Park in Newport Beach. The Exchange Club performs this feat annually to remember and honor those men and women who haved given so much to preserve the freedom of this country we enjoy. The display [ Read full article …]
It came to my attention through an internet article that a perigee moon and full moon would coincide ( “supermoon” ) and be visible on Saturday evening, May 5, 2012. After some research, it seemed that the moon-rise would be visible on the eastern horizon just after sunset. To locate just the right setting with [ Read full article …]
Last weekend a thought came to me that it might be fun, for one day, to photograph subjects which contained strong patterns. Since I had never visited the Newport Aquatic Center, it seemed like a good candidate for this exercise. Below is the photo essay of the day. Click on any image to view [ Read full article …]
